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330 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. [May 29, 1885. assent to the awards. After the signing the award-list, on no account should any addition be made to the list, nor any kind of “ Honourable Mention ” be given, unless approved by the body of jurors, and signified on the award-list aforesaid. 3rd. Each juror should examine and, if he thinks proper, award a value to each frame proposed to be rejected by the hang ing committee. 4th. If the voting is to be continued on the simple and effective system'of 1884—viz., valuing pictures at from 1 to 10—I consider it of the utmost importance that conditions should be published, and the jurors so instructed, that they may all vote upon the same standard. For instance, “ 10 marks ” may represent either a pic ture of aisolute perfection, or the best of its kind in the room. Whatever rules be published, and whatever instructions given to the jurors, it is essential that they shall work from the same basis. Sth. An understanding should be arrived at, and published, with regard to photographs printed or mounted in manners other than the ordinary silver, carbon, or platinum pictures mounted on cardboard. I allude to such exhibits as photo-engravings and pictures mounted in optical contact with glass, &c. 6th. I cannot see the possibility of satisfaction being given, nor even of justice being done, where jurors have to compare the merits of landscapes, seascapes, portraits, groups, genre pictures, composition pictures, purely scientific work, &c., &c. It is as im possible to jndge between these as between a horse, a cow, a sheep, a dog, and a pig. And who ever heard of these animals coming into competition with each other? The result, in my opinion, of comparing these branches of photography is, that real merit is apt to be overlooked, and productions of a sensational or surprising nature gain the medals. In the case of the animals, did the pig happen to be some unheard-of weight, it would probably gain the prize against the horse, if he were only a very- grand horse on the lines of ordinary horses. I would urge, therefore, for the convenience of the jurors, and for the sake of justice, that landscapes, seascapes, portraits, composition pictures, &c., should be placed in separate classes, and not brought into invidious and impossible competition with each other. *7th. I believe, but may be mistaken, that in past years you used to have a regulation that rhe names of exhibitors should not be placed on the front of the pictures or of the frames. I would suggest a return to that rule ; it is unpleasant for a juror to see the exhibitor’s name in front of a picture, and it affords a loop hole for cavil by ill-conditioned persons. These, gentlemen, are my suggestions. I have neither the right nor the wish to dictate to you on any matter. 1 believe that my suggestions merit your consideration ; and I venture to hope that you will give them your carelul consideration, and to beg that, in case your decision on any or all of the points brought forward by me should be unfavourable, you will direct your secre tary to communicate to me briefly your reasons for rejecting my proposals.—I am, gentlemen, very respectfully yours, (Signed) ANDREW PRIXGLE. Craigcleugh, Langholm, N.B. This is all the official correspondence that has passed. 1 know that my address found its way in good time to the proper quarter; and thanking you beforehand for giving me so much of your valuable space, I am, sir, your obedient servant, Andrew Pringle. May 25th, 1885. SEA SIDE GROUPS—A HINT. Sir,—Both amateur and professional photographers have often experienced the annoyance caused, when taking a seaside or other instantaneous group, to find several gawky-looking individuals posing themselves in the fore ground, with the hope of being immortalised, the nearer the camera the more the chances of immortality being evidently their idea ; so what would otherwise be a gooc composition is completely spoiled. One very good plan of outdoing them is as follows, and is exceedingly simple :—Choose the best point, focus, and get everything ready; then look along the edge of the camera and sight some object in a line with it, which can be easily recognised again. • Since I wrote the document now being quoted I have been convinced of my error in making this 7th and last suggestion. I therefore withdraw it now; but, to omit nothing of my original, I quote it here with the rest.—4. P, Now turn the camera round (say 45°), put in the dark slide, and open the shutter. The objectionables will have followed your movements, and will probably have got themselves into a similar position. Now all that is necessary is to suddenly bring back the camera to its original position, and fire away. The objectionables will thus find themselves sold, and you rid of what would otherwise have spoiled a good picture. I tried it some years ago with great success, and others have probably done the same. I only hope I may some day soon be able to again adopt the same system. Walter B. Woodbury. CHANGING PLATES ON A TOUR. Dear Sir,—In his inaugural address, the President of the Manchester Amateur Association mentions the difficulty that tourists have to find suitable accommodation for chang ing their plates. I shall be glad if you will give insertion to the following offer to tourists in Wharfedale. I will set apart a dark room for changing and developing dry plates to any one who calls ; and as most, if not all, would prefer to pay some trifle for the accommodation, instead of making a direct charge I will place in the room a box for contribu tions, which at the end of the season will be sent to the Photographers’ Benevolent Association. All photographers will be welcome, and I hope to see a good addition to the P. B. A. funds from the above offer. I remain yours faithfully, W. T. WILKINSON. North Parade, Otley, Yorkshire. A9roceedings of Sotieties. Photographic Society of Great Britain. A monthly technical meeting was held at the Gallery, 5a, Pall Mall East, on Tuesday last, the 26th inst., Mr. W. England in the chair. Mr. Cowan showed some pictures taken from a very low standpoint—some with the camera actually standing on the ground ; and he seemed to think that as a general thing photo graphers use stands which are higher than necessary. Some discussion followed, and instances were given of the use of stands ranging from three to ten feet in height; the burden of opinion, however, being in favour of the moderately low stand— indeed, about the elevation at which a painter artist usually works when sketching a landscape. Mr. WARNERKE showed some examples of large beads taken by Lieutenant Pavloffski, with a single landscape lens, having the diaphragm behind (see p. 328 of our last week’s number). The lens used was an old Ross view-lens of about 18-inch focus, and stopped down to something like {. The definition of the portraits was remarkably good. Mr. Ashman exhibited a rack for holding plates film down wards while being washed. London and Provincial Photographic Association. A meeting of this Society was held on Thursday, the 21st inst., Mr. C. Heinrich Thinks in the chair. The Hon. Sec. read a letter from Mr. G. M. Satchfield, stating that illness prevented him from giving his promised demonstra tion. The Chairman introduced Mr. Richard Jahr ( St. Louis, U.S.), and invited him to give his experience in emulsion work. Mr. Jahr preferred taking part in the general discussion. He remarked that the reports of discussions carried on by the London Societies proved of the utmost value to those photo graphers located in small towns in America, away from the centres of information. Mr. A. Cowan: Can Mr. Jahr enlighten us on developing without green fog ? Mr. Jahr said they had found certain plates difficult to develop with ammonia in hot weather, on account of green fog. It was very unpleasant for the manipulator to find his negatives fogged; so they now used an alkali of a milder nature, which gave them negatives quite free from fog. The carbonates of
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